Indigenous Movement

“We are not myths of the past, ruins in the jungle or zoos. We are people and we want to be respected, not to be victims of intolerance and racism.”

Rigoberta Menchu

“Since the beginning, Native Peoples lived a life of being in harmony with all that surrounds us. It is a belief that all humankind are related to each other. Each has a purpose, spirit and sacredness. It is an understanding with the Great Spirit or Creator that we will follow these ways. And in this understanding we believe we are related to all other living species”Dennis Banks

“Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect.”

Chief Seattle

“The forest is not a resource for us, it is life itself. It is the only place for us to live.”

Evaristo Nugkuag Ikanan

“My experience in living and working with Indigenous people has given me the hope that i have. They have taught me concretely that humans have the capacity to be marvelous, and not destructive.”

Juan Pablo Orrego

“I guess you could say that we Indigenous peoples are on the verge of turning it all upside down."

Pauline Tangiora

“Each of us is put here in this time and this place to decide the future of humankind. Did you think you were put here for something less?

Chief Arvol Looking Horse

“Let us put our minds together and see what life we can make for our children.”